* Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Italy, were conducting training at the decommissioned Cheshnegirovo Air Base
* Bulgarian reporter Dilyana Gaytandzhieva tweeted the security camera footage believed to show the incident
* Gaytandzhieva noted that the owner of the company - which has not been identified - has filed a lawsuit
* The U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria issued a press release on May 28 apologizing to the business and its employees for the mishap
The moment when U.S. paratroopers accidentally invaded a Bulgarian factory that makes equipment to produce olive oil during a training exercise blunder was caught on alarming video footage.
Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Italy, were conducting training at the decommissioned Cheshnegirovo Air Base on May 11 when they were seen storming the neighboring factory with their weapons drawn while at least one worker was inside.
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Update #1: US Paratroopers Accidentally Attack Civilian-Occupied Building in Europe (Military.com)
Update #2: Oops: U.S. Soldiers Storm Machinery Factory During Swift Response 21 Drill (Autoevolution)
WNU Editor: This is embarrassing on so many levels.
This is no accident.
ReplyDeleteThis was not like the simulations
ReplyDeleteFunny how one "Oh Sh1t" wipes out all those atta-boys!
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